Show Federal budget draws criticism from front Moss Lack of funds for Utah energy development In the Presidents President's requests to Congress brought from Senator Frank E E. E Ted Moss last week Moss first objected toan to toan toan an instant analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the entire 1400 page document ItIs Itis It Itis is a huge and breathtaking budget proposal and will require long and careful study he commented I have however examined the Administrations Administration's requests for reclamation and other Department of Interior projects in Utah and Ill I'll say right now that Utah is not getting its fair share the Sena Senator tor continued SENATOR MOSS pointed out that the request for forthe forthe forthe the Bonneville Unit of 01 the Central Central Central Cen Cen- Utah Project Is two million dollars less than the amount appropriated last year and totals only million The Central Arizona Project and end the Frying Pan Arkansas Project In Colorado Colorado both both authorized long after the CUP CUP are are getting 50 million and 22 million respectively Those figures point out the inadequacy of the Administrations Administration's request for lor forthe forthe the Central Utah Project Moss stated I am particularly disappointed he said that absolutely no funds have funds have been requested for the Uintah and Upalco Units he said In the thelast thelast thelast last Congress Gunn McKay and Senator Moss succeeded in getting for a feasibility study in the Uintah Unit and for planning on the Upalco Unit and there ther is no up follow-up in the new budget requests ANOTHER serious omission in the budget is any recognition of the problems relating to energy developments There are no funds for example to develop water for oil and oil shale industries and for community use in energy- energy impacted cities and towns in the Uintah Basin It The Senator also expressed his anger over a cut in excess of 1 million in National Park Service funds for Utah and the fact that no funds had been requested for the continued construction of a National Park road I AM PLEASED to note however an increase of 3 million in budget requests for Bureau of Mines' Mines research projects in Utah Moss said Mining is still a large share of Utah's economy and I am glad that the Administration has shown some recognition of that important fact The Senator noted that a Budget Committee hearing which he will chair in Salt Lake City on February 14 will look in more detail at the effect of the federal budget on Utah jobs |